South Slave Healthy South Slave Healthy Communities PartnershipCommunities Partnership

WHOWHO HRHSSAHRHSSA FSHSSAFSHSSA South Slave Divisional Educational CouncilSouth Slave Divisional Educational Council South Slave Career development Centres South Slave Career development Centres

((Education, Culture & EmploymentEducation, Culture & Employment)) Aurora CollegeAurora College

HistoryHistory

Nov 06 YK Super Meeting DHSS & ECENov 06 YK Super Meeting DHSS & ECE Commitment made to collaborateCommitment made to collaborate Regional Groups DevelopedRegional Groups Developed South Slave Initiative FormedSouth Slave Initiative Formed

Original MandateOriginal Mandate

To Foster Interagency Communication and To Foster Interagency Communication and Develop Joint Programs of Benefit to the Develop Joint Programs of Benefit to the Health and Welfare of Residents in our Health and Welfare of Residents in our South Slave CommunitiesSouth Slave Communities

Initial StrategiesInitial Strategies

LinkagesLinkages

Child and Family Services Child and Family Services

Human ResourcesHuman Resources

Cross Discipline Awareness & TrainingCross Discipline Awareness & Training

LinkagesLinkages

Regular regional meetingsRegular regional meetings Meetings between School PST’s & HSS Meetings between School PST’s & HSS

counterpartscounterparts Develop draft case-management protocolDevelop draft case-management protocol Invite community agencies to participateInvite community agencies to participate Research and share Video-conferencing Research and share Video-conferencing

technologiestechnologies

Child & Family ServicesChild & Family Services

Initiate a mapping of community assetsInitiate a mapping of community assets Brainstorm and prioritize ways to address Brainstorm and prioritize ways to address

youth concerns and increase HSS presence youth concerns and increase HSS presence in the schoolsin the schools

Strategic recruitment to address common Strategic recruitment to address common needsneeds

Human ResourcesHuman Resources

Share resources and assist in orientation of Share resources and assist in orientation of new employeesnew employees

Review common HR concerns and discuss Review common HR concerns and discuss solutions (eg. housing, sharing skill sets)solutions (eg. housing, sharing skill sets)

Cross Discipline Awareness and Cross Discipline Awareness and TrainingTraining

Share joint training options for staffShare joint training options for staff Explore options to have HSS professionals Explore options to have HSS professionals

train school based stafftrain school based staff

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

Increased communication between partner Increased communication between partner organizationsorganizations

Obtained funding to establish 2 Integrated Obtained funding to establish 2 Integrated services delivery Coordinators (HR/FS)services delivery Coordinators (HR/FS)

Community Mapping of AssetsCommunity Mapping of Assets www.sshcp.nt.cawww.sshcp.nt.ca

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

Community Drug and Alcohol initiatives in Community Drug and Alcohol initiatives in HR and FSHR and FS

Development of a Case Management Model Development of a Case Management Model that can be used by the ISDC’sthat can be used by the ISDC’s

Formal DJSS Partnership Hay RiverFormal DJSS Partnership Hay River Revised Terms of Reference Revised Terms of Reference

(Spring/Summer 08)(Spring/Summer 08) Invitation to speak at Canadian Council on Invitation to speak at Canadian Council on

Learning SymposiumLearning Symposium

Revised Vision Revised Vision

Creating Strong Individuals, families and Creating Strong Individuals, families and communities by developing:communities by developing:

A sustainable framework of inter-disciplinary A sustainable framework of inter-disciplinary collaboration, andcollaboration, and

A unified system of servicesA unified system of services

VisionVision

Consistent with ISDMConsistent with ISDM

Consistent with Legislative Assembly Consistent with Legislative Assembly Direction Direction

““Northerners Working Together” Northerners Working Together”

Strategic Themes - 2008

South Slave Healthy Communities South Slave Healthy Communities PartnershipPartnership

EnhancedCommunication

Common Human Resources Training

Prevention

CaseManagement

Self Reliant Individuals

IntegratedService Planning

HealthyCommunities

StrongPartnerships

Strategic ThemesStrategic Themes

1.1. Strong PartnershipsStrong Partnerships

2.2. Healthy CommunitiesHealthy Communities

Strong PartnershipsStrong Partnerships

1.1. Integrated Service PlanningIntegrated Service Planning

2.2. CommunicationCommunication

3.3. HR TrainingHR Training

Integrated Service PlanningIntegrated Service Planning

Co-operativeCo-operative

ComplimentaryComplimentary

CollaborativeCollaborative

CommunicationCommunication

Regional Meetings (Executive level)Regional Meetings (Executive level)

Community AwarenessCommunity Awareness

Integrated Service PlanningIntegrated Service Planning

CEO & Stakeholders

Identify Needs

System Planning

Priorities

Results

Focus

HR TrainingHR Training

Develop Skills and Knowledge of Staff Develop Skills and Knowledge of Staff regarding Integrated Approachesregarding Integrated Approaches

Manage Resources EffectivelyManage Resources Effectively

WhyWhy

People are better served via better access to People are better served via better access to servicesservices

More equal access to services via multiple points More equal access to services via multiple points of entry to servicesof entry to services

Consistent policies and procedures across Consistent policies and procedures across organizationsorganizations

People can expect higher standards through People can expect higher standards through improved standards based on more feedbackimproved standards based on more feedback

People can have confidence that funding will be People can have confidence that funding will be allocated wisely through consistent fair & allocated wisely through consistent fair & transparent distribution of fundingtransparent distribution of funding

Healthy CommunitiesHealthy Communities

PreventionPrevention

Case managementCase management

Self- Reliant IndividualsSelf- Reliant Individuals

PreventionPrevention

Focus on High Risk GroupsFocus on High Risk Groups

Address Root causesAddress Root causes

Create AwarenessCreate Awareness

Early InterventionEarly Intervention

Case ManagementCase Management

Break-Down BarriersBreak-Down Barriers

Help Individuals and families Connect with Help Individuals and families Connect with Supports and Steer ProcessSupports and Steer Process

Use Best PracticesUse Best Practices

Self-Reliant IndividualsSelf-Reliant Individuals

Make information accessibleMake information accessible

Build capacity of individuals and Build capacity of individuals and communities to maintain self-reliancecommunities to maintain self-reliance

Awareness CycleAwareness Cycle

Cooperative, collaborative, complimentaryCooperative, collaborative, complimentary

Staff

CommunityManagers

Why?Why?

Individual & Community Wellness through Individual & Community Wellness through interventions in the following domains:interventions in the following domains:

Emotional- Healthy AttitudesEmotional- Healthy Attitudes

Social- Healthy Communities through Strong Social- Healthy Communities through Strong Social Ties, Cultural IdentitySocial Ties, Cultural Identity

Behavioural- Healthy ChoicesBehavioural- Healthy Choices

Physical- Healthy BodiesPhysical- Healthy Bodies

Spiritual- Healthy PurposeSpiritual- Healthy Purpose

DJSS staff wearing their “Youth Action Against Drugs” t-shirts